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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7464916 | Cargo strap winch rewinding tool A winch bar is provided for use in combination with a strap winding winch for flatbed trailers. The bar has a rotatable link member at one end thereof which is provided with a hook portion adapted to interface with the apertures of the hub on one end of a reel of th... | 12/16/2008 |
| 6568204 | Baffle connection for an accumulator and related method of manufacturing An accumulator having an improved baffle connection and a related method of interlocking an outlet tube and baffle within annular grooves of a passage of an enclosure to prevent blow by of liquid refrigerant fluid past the baffle connection. The baffle in... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6517168 | Wheel cover having interchangeable turbine pocket inserts A wheel cover assembly having an array of pocket inserts correspondingly disposed within an array of turbine pockets of a wheel cover for providing multitudes of different decorative wheel appearances. The pocket inserts are fastened to the wheel cover us... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6499875 | Method and article for adjusting the fit of a wristwatch Looseness in the fit of a wristwatch to the wrist of a user is taken up by affixing a thin spacer to the back of the watch. The spacer is formed from a sheet of thermoplastic material with a pressure sensitive adhesive on a surface thereof, and is affixed... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6481241 | Accumulator desiccant bag and method of assembling An accumulator for an automotive air-conditioning system includes a suction tube having an inlet leg, an outlet leg, and a bight therebetween. A pickup filter is mounted to the bight of the suction tube and cooperates with a desiccant bag. The pickup filt... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6474126 | Method of deep drawing heavy-gage parts, and related apparatus and article An apparatus and method for deep drawing a heavy gage workpiece into a drawn part. A lower die section includes a die cavity therein and a base mounting surface thereon, and further includes a die radius defined between the base mounting surface and the d... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6454145 | Hanger for a flak vest A hanger for supporting and drying a flak vest, the hanger including an upper support, a lower support, and a vertical support connected therebetween. The upper support includes a cross-member portion and a hook portion extending upwardly therefrom. The v... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6442983 | Digital electronic lock A lock which incorporates a digital programmable microprocessing interface capable of user-programming whereby a programmed combination opens the lock. According to one embodiment of the lock, there can be as many as approximately 10×106 possi... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6438972 | Vessel assembly and related manufacturing method A vessel assembly and related assembly method that includes a flexible J-tube assembly that bends in compliance during assembly to a vessel to ensure locating of a filter unit against an inside bottom surface of the vessel while accommodating longitudinal... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6431614 | Anti-cantilever fastener for a conduit connection A cantilevered conduit connection including a connecting block circumscribing a conduit and mounting to a fluid component where an anti-cantilever fastener mounts to a back surface of the connecting block. The anti-cantilever fastener includes a cusp port... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6431022 | Compact adjustable pedal system A compact adjustable pedal system for adjusting a pedal with respect to a datum on a reaction member of a vehicle having a support mounted within the vehicle that establishes an axis of actuation for the adjustable pedal system. A pedal arm that includes ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6417498 | Neonatal substrate warmer A receptacle-type heating device for automatically warming and vibrating a multitude of containers simultaneously in order to thaw, warm, and mix cold or frozen liquid in an expedient and accurate manner. The device heats each container to a desired tempe... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6365047 | Method and device for treating biogenic residues The invention relates to a method for treating biogenic residues, especially cafeteria leftovers, meat refuse, clarification sludge, organic industrial wastes and the like, wherein the residues are subjected to temperature pressure hydrolysis. In order to... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6358465 | Device for exchanging heat with a flat product A device for exchanging heat with a flat product moving in front of the device that includes a device for placing at least one plenum chamber under gaseous pressure, the plenum chamber having on a front face several blades forming a duct for the ejection ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6351090 | Device for starting a gas turbine in an aircraft A device for starting a gas turbine in an aircraft includes an electrical power supply delivering a direct current and a drive electric motor connected to the power supply, independent of the turbine to be started and having an output shaft mechanically c... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6331068 | Flexible lamp mounting A lamp system for a vehicle having an impact-absorbing bumper that is designed to be mounted substantially flush with the surrounding vehicle body panels and bumper, and capable of deflecting with the stroke of the impact-absorbing bumper during impact to... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6330764 | Door window mounting and regulator assembly and method for assembly A door window mounting and regulator assembly and more particularly a door window assembly whereby an automotive window is firmly and fixedly removably retained in a mounting assembly and method for the assembly thereof. This door window mounting and regu... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6325461 | Theft deterrent full-face wheel cover A wheel cover retention system includes a wheel having lug studs extending through the wheel, with lug nuts fastened to the lug studs to retain the wheel to the vehicle. A full-face wheel cover includes a base portion having an inboard surface thereon and... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6324939 | Adjustable automobile pedal system A pedal adjustment system for an automobile having an accelerator cable and a master cylinder pushrod with a free end, the system having a brake pedal secured to a lower end of a brake pedal arm and an accelerator pedal secured to a lower end of an accele... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6318765 | Serviceable mounting device for conduit A conduit mounting device for entrapping a conduit that includes a body having a U-shaped channel formed longitudinally through the body. The U-shaped channel receives the conduit therethrough and defines a leg on either side of the U-shaped channel. A re... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317900 | Method and device for the disposal, recovery and recycling of pharmaceuticals from human wastes A method for removing pharmaceutical agents from human wastes. Such pharmaceuticals may include their metabolized byproducts, either or both of which may be harmful as a toxin or a carcinogen. The method generally includes the use of a portable human wast... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6314899 | Hook and loop lock stitch and method and apparatus therefor An article, method, and related apparatus for a novel hook and loop lock stitch. The lock stitch is embodied in a stitched article that includes a workpiece including a series of stitch holes, or a seam, therethrough and further including a back side surf... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6308736 | Tube-to-vessel connection using a fastening valve A pressure vessel including a mounting block for supporting and retaining an inlet and an outlet tube to the pressure vessel. The mounting block includes a valve that communicates with an interior of the vessel and fastens the mounting block to a top of t... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6306592 | Process for detecting and quantifying nucleic acid molecules The invention relates to a method of detecting and identifying nucleic aicd (NA) molecules within a population (I) of NA molecules of identical, similar or different sequence, in which: (a) the single-stranded or duplex ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules or... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6299531 | Baccarat display system and method The display system includes a plurality of displays prominently positioned about a baccarat table so that the bettors and onlookers of the baccarat table can easily view the displays and know past game results. The system includes a first counter for inpu... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6279425 | Method of producing tools and dies A method of producing a tool or die from a model that includes producing a rigid mold from the model, forming a die shell of the model from a sheet of material in close conforming relationship over the rigid mold, and applying a reinforcing substrate to t... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6264145 | Geostationary earth observation satellite incorporating multiple thruster liquid propellant apogee maneuver system A satellite designed to be spin-stabilized in geostationary orbit which has, coaxial with a spin rotation axis, a satellite body surrounded with a cylindrical solar generator, an apogee maneuver system disposed along the axis and two axially disposed equi... | 07/24/2001 |
